SB 309 VA

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Driver education programs; voluntary initiatives for drivers with autism spectrum disorder. Requires driver education programs to include information about voluntary initiatives for drivers with autism spectrum disorder, including the driver communication improvement program, the driver's license indicator option, and the registration indicator option. The bill also directs the Board of Education to prepare, publish, and distribute instructional materials about these voluntary initiatives.

• Stella G. Pekarsky Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104693D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB309) · upper
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 6, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
15. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles · lower
16. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
17. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
20. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
21. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB309ER) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB309) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 341 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
29. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0341) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML